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''Limnophora'' is a genus of
flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
, belonging to the family
Muscidae Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea. Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their synanthropy, are worldwide in distribution and contain almost 4,000 described species i ...
. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their
thorax The thorax (: thoraces or thoraxes) or chest is a part of the anatomy of mammals and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main di ...
. The tribe
Limnophorini The Limnophorini are a tribe of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. Although the name-giving genus is ''Limnophora'', this was actually described only after the more characteristic and easily recognized '' Lispe''. Genera Genera are: * '' A ...
is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvina'' (Giglio-Tos, 1893) *'' Limnophora discreta'' Stein, 1898 *'' Limnophora femorata'' (Malloch, 1913) *''
Limnophora garrula ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' (Giglio-Tos, 1893) *''
Limnophora groenlandica ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' Malloch, 1920 *''
Limnophora incrassata ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax The thorax (: thoraces or thoraxes) or chest is a part of the anatomy of mammals and other tetrapod animals l ...
'' Malloch, 1919 *''
Limnophora invada ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' Huckett, 1966 *''
Limnophora minuscula ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' (Wulp, 1896) *''
Limnophora narona ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' Walker *''
Limnophora nigripes ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) *''
Limnophora normata ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' Bigot, 1885 *''
Limnophora rotundata ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' (Collin, 1930) *''
Limnophora sinuata ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' Collin, 1930 *''
Limnophora uniseta ''Limnophora'' is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus. The genus includes the following species: *'' Limnophora corvi ...
'' Stein, 1916


References

Muscomorph flies of Europe Muscidae genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy {{Muscidae-stub